The Mangaluru Traffic South police have arrested K. Sudhir, 40, the driver of the private city bus that was involved in the death of 35-year-old pedestrian, near Jappinamogaru, on the National Highway 66, on October 22.

The police said the 35-year-old man was hit by the city bus on October 22 around 7.50 p.m. The bus driver did not stop the vehicle and sped away. The victim was taken to the Government Wenlock Hospital where he was declared dead. The police went through the CCTV footages of the incident and identified the bus as that of ‘Sri Kateel’, which was plying on route No.42. Then the concerned driver, Sudhir of Kasaragod in Kerala, was arrested. Further investigation is on, the police said.